tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206500522014-12-25T10:52:19.299-08:00The True Confessions of an Hourly Booksellerbooks, feminism, books, musings, books, media, books.....and more booksMicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.comBlogger418125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-11659026073430158622009-03-03T00:22:00.000-08:002009-03-03T00:27:39.536-08:00"Television is Dead"- David Letterman"Now everyone with an opinion has a forum, and it's really kind of scary."-Katie CouricIn the same conversation. Not seconds apart."Television is dead."Gee, I wonder why.(Also I'm fairly certain that they started out the conversation with Couric defending the fact that she believed some abusive and famous asshole when he claimed he wasn't an abusive asshole. Since I wasn't Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-88546923337760320652009-02-27T17:44:00.000-08:002009-02-27T17:46:06.211-08:00I Am AmusedSo, I am sitting on the couch with my father. The TV is on. He is reading the news. And I am too.On my laptop.Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-66396865125745275432009-02-27T15:17:00.000-08:002009-02-27T16:39:02.915-08:00It's All Comes Down to CatsI have a confession to make. I don't actually like cats that much. So I've always been wary of the strange hold they have over the internet. LOLcats are one thing, but catblogging? Blech.But I have finally realized that resistance is futile. That there is no problem to large or too rant-inducing that cannot be solved by cats.Even this one.That particular question seems to be on everyone's Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-31316324801065081532009-02-27T15:02:00.000-08:002009-02-27T16:39:43.004-08:00The Problemwith this sentence is not just the obviousWishing for more female superhero movies is kind of like longing for more Sex and the City knockoffs with all-male casts.It's also that I think that sounds like kinda of a fun idea. (Even ignoring the slash that was unintentionally implied.)Because I am now picturing Reid and Morgan having gab fests and heart to hearts with Charlie and Don. And then Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-81667034344200059932009-02-27T13:57:00.001-08:002009-02-27T14:07:57.505-08:00Two Reviews, Ten Words, And a Little Punctuation(I am attempting to be more concise with my writing.)Last week's The Dollhouse: huh?This week's Criminal Minds: yay!Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-74860274704195072482009-02-27T13:52:00.001-08:002009-02-27T13:56:24.860-08:00Because God ForbidThat one might decide that constant cheesecake doesn't make a whole lot of sense in a story that is trying to deconstruct gender roles.Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-10011880904200780692009-02-23T14:08:00.000-08:002009-02-23T14:44:27.535-08:00*headesk* repeat x infinitySo, my uncle has written a fantasy novel. And has asked me to critique it.Three chapters in and the phrase that keeps circling round my head is a quote from Emma:Mrs. Goddard was the mistress of a school -- not a seminary, or an establishment, ...-- but a real, honest, old-fashioned boarding school, where a reasonable quantity of accomplishments were sold at a reasonable price, and where girls Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-21552598353335721632009-02-15T22:36:00.000-08:002009-02-15T23:46:11.085-08:00Who Else Could Bring Me Out of Hibernation but Joss Whedon?So.Now that the first ep is out, I've decided that the thing that is going to bug me most about Dollhouse is people talking about Dollhouse. (irony is my middle name) Well, ok, so I should really know better than to venture into the TwoP forums, but still - who the fuck says this:[Echo was c]oerced by circumstances, no doubt horribly lied to about what would happen afterwords (as discussed Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-43563805702491874732009-01-01T17:04:00.001-08:002009-01-01T18:01:21.450-08:00FYI (Twilight Edition)To understand the popularity of Twilight, you need to understand 4 things:1. - Adolescence is depressing and confusing2- Teen girls are discouraged from being so unfeminine as to be depressed - ever, but when they are upset they tend towards mopey since being angry and violent and actually making people pay attention to them is even more discouraged3 - YA books are mostly for girls not just Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-34620308387421003462008-12-10T02:58:00.000-08:002008-12-10T03:08:34.628-08:00Also?Bite Me(ps - why the article thinks that the girls that went to go see Hannah Montana are the same ones that made Twilight popular, I don't know. Either the fact that tweens like to pretend they are teens is confusing them or they are as stupid as the guy that thought that they added the action into the movie that wasn't in the book. wev. I never said they would get a clue about everything, Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-22842714509163990322008-12-09T23:23:00.000-08:002008-12-09T23:48:26.010-08:00OMG, ur such a girl!Someone at a party was giving me shit for not wanting to read Twilight just last night. When I pointed out how completely bass-ackwards it was to have Vampires SPARKLE in the sunlight, and why does Edward have to fly, anyway, why can’t he just summon a My Little Pony and they can go riding down a friggin’ rainbow together, it pretty well ended that discussion.Because the point is to turn Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-49302126688768649482008-11-19T16:16:00.000-08:002008-11-21T13:06:47.159-08:00Criminal Minds at Paley Center - IntroductionFirst, Monday night was awesome.Secondly, I drove, like, all over SoCal that day - including going out for drinks all the way out at Shoreline Village in Long Beach after the seminar. Which means I'm still recovering. Which means this recap is much later than I'd meant for it to be. Which means my memory may be fading already. Which means that in order to avoid misquoting people: *this* meansMicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-55585966741331632592008-10-23T13:32:00.000-07:002008-10-23T13:35:47.508-07:00Dear Networks:STAY OUT OF MY FREAKIN SHOWS!!!!!!!or at least, if you are going to insist on "happy" endings, give the kick-ass writers you hired enough time to come up with something less.....hollywood ending-ish.Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-63532771453059593412008-10-22T20:25:00.001-07:002008-10-22T20:35:47.097-07:00Logic: You Do Not Have It:(or it may be that language confuses you, it's a tossup)From the comments at Zuska's:If the power wielded is via the fear of sexual assault, then it is useless without the assumption that every man is a potential rapist.Now look what happens when we apply logic to this sentence:"If the power wielded is via the fear of sexual assault, then it is useless without the assumption that potential Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-24156478905462331822008-10-22T15:28:00.000-07:002008-10-22T15:32:31.313-07:00Bad NumbersCharlie is explaining stuff to Don and LAPD guy by talking about groups of high school students coming into a cafeteria at lunch time. Cheerleaders. Then Jocks. Then "mathematicians." ie - nerds. I get the cheerleaders and jocks being girls and boys respectively, but why the hell are all the "mathematicians" boys?Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-59149598915770431482008-10-07T11:43:00.000-07:002008-10-07T11:44:33.321-07:00Oh Myand SQUEE!I may be talking about politics this election cycle after all.Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-30331407101692750212008-10-07T09:28:00.000-07:002008-10-07T10:21:19.024-07:00You MINX, YouThe early demise of MINX has been done to death by everyone else already, but that's never stopped me from putting my two cents in before, so I don't see why it should now.Needless to say, I agree with everyone saying "uh, golly gee, I didn't see that coming" and all the reasons given why: no fantasy, no series, overall just not the kind of stuff teen girls actually read, few female creators, lowMicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-69749585204729294082008-09-05T20:37:00.000-07:002008-09-05T20:59:26.550-07:00Well, Copying = Stealing, So....I've been watching various Daily Show clips in which they make fun of Republicans and talking heads for asking people to respect Palin's family's decision to have Bristol keep the baby, but then on the other hand, saying that other people shouldn't be trusted to be able to make the same decision themselves.What I find really interesting is that they are having such a hard time defending Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-88273482354036403222008-08-30T14:49:00.000-07:002008-08-30T17:20:14.937-07:00If You Have to Ask........then I'm not sure that I can explain, but I'll try.I'm not going to waste your time trying to convince you that comments about Palin such as:Okay, she's a whore who defeats all espectations.orThere is nothing remotely attractive about Barracuda Girl.orNOT hot. ... Plastic. Barbie doll.are sexist, unnacceptable, and hurt the cause - both yours and mine.This isn't a feminism 101 post. I'm not Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-44829206633982901982008-08-29T21:55:00.000-07:002008-08-29T23:42:28.416-07:00Swell!I'm re-watching the first dvd I ever owned - Pleasantville - which I haven't seen in years.and it's freakin' cracking me up.not because it's so funny, but bc1) the logo swish at the beginning of the dvd is for "New Line Home Video"2) there is no sound on this dvd until the movie starts3) I'd totally forgetten about Reese Witherspoon and Don Knotts4) didn't that syrup just spill onto the table?5) Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-75294849524112495302008-08-25T21:22:00.000-07:002008-08-25T21:59:26.390-07:00Forgive Me If This is a Stupid QuestionBut what exactly is so bad about erring on the side of being overcautious about possibly fostering harassment - even if it means kicking out a few clueless but otherwise nice con-goers?(Especially over the course of a single convention, in an attempt to set a new tone for the following years.)We are talking about getting kicked out of a con, not being fired from a job. The con people can make upMicklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-86702585440327616442008-08-24T17:54:00.000-07:002008-08-24T18:34:18.398-07:00For Example:The first comment on my previous post was this lovely bit of troll droppings:It isn't obvious to you but to me, after getting involved with and then getting kicked out of girl-wonder I can tell you that feminists and those who pander to them are fucked-up! Wish it were different but it's not. I'd rather put up with all the stupidity and rudeness that "normal" people throw at me than deal with Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-63537300064313219672008-08-23T23:06:00.000-07:002008-08-24T00:07:27.213-07:00Dear Privileged Asshats,(Those of you that do not intend to be trolls, anyway...)A few guidelines for posting on feminist blogs:1) If you ever think you may find yourself writing anything along these lines later in the conversation:All right. We disagree, and that's fine. I probably picked the wrong...thread in which to make my wider point, as this one is about something we all agree was unacceptable, for which I Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-58137999339164089782008-08-23T14:57:00.000-07:002008-08-23T15:17:09.283-07:00Its a Bird! Its a Butterfly! It's....Do you know what part tends to trip me up in debates? When people ask the kinds of questions for which the answer is so obvious you've never really thought about why it is, you just want to bang your head against the wall repeatedly that someone felt they had to ask it.But never fear!Here to save the day is Girl-Wonder!No, seriously.Yes, we all know that TPTB thought that Girl-Wonder was going Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20650052.post-32002529409141986062008-08-16T19:03:00.000-07:002008-08-16T19:15:40.752-07:00Busy Busy BusyApologies for the light posting. I've been moving all my crap and trying to get all set for school. Both are taking far too long.In related news, it turns out that I own a lot of books. Who would have guessed that?While I've been organizing my books (hmmmm....should my favorite kids books go between the winnie the pooh bookends, or my autographed kids books?) and otherwise unpacking, I've Micklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.com0